BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission.
The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Ren Junchuan)
Chinese astronauts Tang Hongbo (R), Tang Shengjie (C) and Jiang Xinlin attend a see-off ceremony at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. A see-off ceremony for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission was held on Thursday morning at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
This image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Oct. 26, 2023 shows the Shenzhou-16 and Shenzhou-17 crew posing for a group photo inside China's space station. The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-17 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another astronaut trio on Thursday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. (Photo by Han Qiyang/Xinhua)
A farmer harvests persimmons at Shiqiao Town of Zibo City, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo by Zhao Dongshan/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 25, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the finals of the Village Basketball Competition of China in Taipan Village of Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
This photo taken on Oct. 26, 2023 shows a test train running on the Nanchang-Jingdezhen-Huangshan high-speed railway in east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
This photo taken on Oct. 25, 2023 shows a blocked road after Hurricane Otis ripped through Chilpancingo, state of Guerrero, Mexico. Hurricane Otis battered much of the coastline along Mexico's southern Pacific Coast state of Guerrero after making landfall Wednesday morning as a category 5 storm, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday. (Photo by Dassaev Tellez Adame/Xinhua)
People participate in the Lenovo Tech World 2023 in Austin, Texas, the United States, Oct. 24, 2023. Computer giant Lenovo Group unveiled a comprehensive vision of "AI for All" at its Tech World 2023 conference on Tuesday in Austin, Texas, while deepening cooperation with its key global partners. (Photo by Li Bo/Xinhua)■
